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Japanese annexation of Korea (1910)
On the Meiji Japan and post-Soviet Russia map as “Korea annexed”
22 Aug 1910 — In Seoul the Korean prime minister Yi Wan-yong signs a treaty handing “complete and permanent” sovereignty to the Japanese emperor; it is announced on 29 August. Korea, ruled by the Joseon dynasty since 1392, becomes the Japanese colony of Chōsen for 35 years.
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- Remaking the State: Meiji Japan 1600–1912 and Post-Soviet Russia 1964–2000
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